Education
He studied biology, sociology and literature. He then studied theatre and directing in London and Tokyo.
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Rodrigue Jean
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He was a dancer and choreographer in the 1980s. He made his first short film, Louisiana Déroute in 1989, and in the early 1990s he led a video workshop at a London centre for homeless youth. In 1995 he directed the documentary Louisiana voix des rivières and made two short video films, Louisiana mémoire de l’eau in 1996 and L"Appel in 1998.
His first long feature was the award-winning Full Blast in 1999 followed by Yellowknife in 2002.
His 2008 feature Lost Song was also an award-winning film. He made the documentary Living on the Edge in 2005 paying tribute to his Acadian roots, focussing on the poetry of Gérald Leblanc.
The documentary Men for Sale (also known by its French language title Hommes à louer) followed in 2009. His most recent film, 2014"s Love in the Time of Civil War, focused on the hustler scene in Montreal.
Openly gay, many but not all of his films address LGBT themes.
Achievements
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Telefilm Canada award for Best Canadian Short for Louisiana Voix des rivières at Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie (FICFA) Won Best Documentary at the Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia Received a Special Jury Citation for the Best Canadian First Feature Film Award for Full Blast at the Toronto International Film Festival in 1999. Won Best Canadian Feature Film for his film Lost Song at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Nationality
Canadian
Awards
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Telefilm Canada award for Best Canadian Short for La Voix des rivières at Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie (FICFA) Won Best Documentary at the Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia Received a Special Jury Citation for the Best Canadian First Feature Film Award for Full Blast at the Toronto International Film Festival in 1999. Won Best Canadian Feature Film for his film Lost Song at the Toronto International Film FestivalTelefilm Canada award for Best Canadian Short for La Voix des rivières at Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie (FICFA) Won Best Documentary at the Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia Received a Special Jury Citation for the Best Canadian First Feature Film Award for Full Blast at the Toronto International Film Festival in 1999. Won Best Canadian Feature Film for his film Lost Song at the Toronto International Film Festival